| Artūrs Kulda | |
| Position | Defenceman |
| Shoots | Left |
| Height Weight | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 214 lb (97 kg) |
| KHL Team F. Teams | Severstal Cherepovets Latvijas hokeja līga Prizma Riga Pervenstvo VHL CSKA Moskva-2 OHL Peterborough Petes AHL Chicago Wolves St. John's IceCaps NHL Atlanta Thrashers Winnipeg Jets KHL Sibir Novosibirsk Salavat Yulaev Ufa Jokerit Kunlun Red Star Dinamo Riga Tipsport Extraliga HC Sparta Praha |
| Teams | Latvia |
| Olympics | 2014 |
| World Championships | 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2017, 2019 |
| Nationality | Latvian |
| Born | July 25, 1988, Leipzig, Germany |
| NHL Draft | 200th overall, 2006 Atlanta Thrashers |
| Pro Career | 2003 – present |
Artūrs Kulda (born July 25, 1988 in Leipzig, Germany) is a Latvian ice hockey player currently playing for Severstal Cherepovets of the KHL. He was a seventh round 200th selection of the Atlanta Thrashers in 2003. He made his National Hockey League (NHL) debut with the Thrashers on February 12, 2010 against the Minnesota Wild.[1] He was a member of the Wolves' Calder Cup championship team in 2008.[2]
He represented Latvia at the 2004, 2005 and 2006 World U18 Championships Division I, 2006 World Junior Championship, 2007 and 2008 World Junior Championships Division I, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2017 and 2019 World Championships and at the 2014 Olympics.
Career statistics
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Regular season and playoffsEdit
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2006–07 | Peterborough Petes | OHL | 58 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 83 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Peterborough Petes | OHL | 55 | 7 | 27 | 34 | 87 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | ||
| 2007–08 | Chicago Wolves | AHL | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 21 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 32 | ||
| 2008–09 | Chicago Wolves | AHL | 57 | 1 | 14 | 15 | 59 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Chicago Wolves | AHL | 66 | 6 | 19 | 25 | 46 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 | ||
| 2009–10 | Atlanta Thrashers | NHL | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
InternationalEdit
| Year | Team | Comp | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Latvia | WJC18-D1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 2005 | Latvia | WJC18-D1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 18 |
| 2006 | Latvia | WJC18-D1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 12 |
| 2006 | Latvia | WJC | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 2007 | Latvia | WJC-D1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 27 |
| 2008 | Latvia | WJC-D1 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 12 |
| 2010 | Latvia | WC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Junior int'l Totals | 31 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 81 | ||
| Senior int'l Totals | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
ReferencesEdit
- ↑ Thrashers 3, Wild 2. National Hockey League (2010-02-13). Retrieved on 2010-02-19.
- ↑ Atchue, A. J. (2010-02-15). Kulda learning from the best in Chicago. National Hockey League. Retrieved on 2010-02-19.
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